book recommendations

[ben ji]

Finished the first wayward pines book and enjoyed it.

[star seed 7]

you only have 1 set of earphones?  i have like 3 in the house, one in the car, one in the office and a spare shitty set in my backpack

[Frankenklein]

you only have 1 set of earphones?  i have like 3 in the house, one in the car, one in the office and a spare shitty set in my backpack

You don't have a set permanently draped around your neck 

[star seed 7]

i rarely use them

[Mrs. Gooch]

you only have 1 set of earphones?  i have like 3 in the house, one in the car, one in the office and a spare shitty set in my backpack

Well I only have 1 set at work and I put them in my pocket and accidentally took them home.

Most  part of "Grey" so far.... When Christian is fantasizing about putting a peeled ginger root up Ana's butt. 

[CHONGS]

Guys, this Dhalgren book is starting to run a little long....weeow this guy likes to talk about people "sucking teeth" a lot.

[Fedor]

I snagged 100-years of Solitude off of the "free stuff" table at work.  I am reading a piece of crap book right now but I read the first couple of pages of 100-yrs and am excited to dive into it.

[michigancat]

I'm gonna need a break from Perlstein for a while. This Regan/Nixon/Ford/Carter book is exhausting.

[Mrs. Gooch]

I can't wait for ben ji's book to get published. 

[Missouriscribe]

Reading "Destiny of the Republic" by Leawood's Candice Millard. Great book about the assassination of Prez Garfield.

Spoiler: he would have lived if the docs had merely avoided infections. But the importance of antiseptic cleanliness was still debatable in American medicine at the time.

[CopperBowl]

I snagged 100-years of Solitude off of the "free stuff" table at work.  I am reading a piece of crap book right now but I read the first couple of pages of 100-yrs and am excited to dive into it.

It's really enjoyable sober, but probably even better when you 

[Pete]

Just started reading We Are Not Good People.

only about 1/4 of the way in and it is interesting.  Fantasy about ppl that can perform magic.  The premise is that magic can only be done in the presence of blood.  The stronger the magic, the more blood needed.  I am not far enough to see if Sommers delivers with the book, but the idea is an interesting twist, imo.

How was this?

[CNS]

He could have done much more with it, but it was ok.  I would still have read it knowing what I know now.

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[CNS]

About 75% through Dirty Job by Christopher Moore.  It's about a second hand shop owner becoming Death in San Fran.  I like it a lot so far.  Very different.  It's a pretty funny book.

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[Pete]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

[star seed 7]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

Coming out soon featuring Matt Damon and directed by ridley Scott

[Pete]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

Coming out soon featuring Matt Damon and directed by ridley Scott

He will be perfect in that role.  Great casting.  Guy has to be very witty/funny, and half way a badass, but not full badass.

Book was very fun to listen to while driving. Book might have been a bit tougher at times, because of the detailed descriptions of space and science stuff.  Still, a very cool book.

[Pete]

I listened to that one last week (Gone Girl). It's great too. Ready Player One narrated by Will Wheaton was very fun also.

I am about 80% through this (listened to it for 10 hours in the car yesterday), and it's very, very good!  A fun concept. Very cool book.

[Pete]

I listened to that one last week (Gone Girl). It's great too. Ready Player One narrated by Will Wheaton was very fun also.

I am about 80% through this (listened to it for 10 hours in the car yesterday), and it's very, very good!  A fun concept. Very cool book.

I cannot believe I have waited this long to experience this book.  Just finished it.  That was a ton of fun.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

about 2/3rds through this book. cant put it down.

[Pete]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

about 2/3rds through this book. cant put it down.

I'm glad you like it!  Have you read "Ready Player One?"

[8manpick]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

about 2/3rds through this book. cant put it down.

I'm glad you like it!  Have you read "Ready Player One?"

I'm 1/3 of the way through (Aech cleared gate) based on (hopefully not misread) recommendos ITT, and I'm starting to wonder if it is ever going to get past surface level nerd culture and 80's references?

[bubbles4ksu]

I snagged 100-years of Solitude off of the "free stuff" table at work.  I am reading a piece of crap book right now but I read the first couple of pages of 100-yrs and am excited to dive into it.

It's really enjoyable sober, but probably even better when you 

100-yrs is my fav. non-dostoyevsky fiction. an absolutely beautiful book.

[Pete]

I listened to the audio book of "The Martian" by Andy Weir.  It was really good.  I was quite impressed.

about 2/3rds through this book. cant put it down.

I'm glad you like it!  Have you read "Ready Player One?"

I'm 1/3 of the way through (Aech cleared gate) based on (hopefully not misread) recommendos ITT, and I'm starting to wonder if it is ever going to get past surface level nerd culture and 80's references?

Well, if you don't like the nerd stuff and 80's stuff you are reading the wrong book.

[8manpick]

I'm glad you like it!  Have you read "Ready Player One?"

I'm 1/3 of the way through (Aech cleared gate) based on (hopefully not misread) recommendos ITT, and I'm starting to wonder if it is ever going to get past surface level nerd culture and 80's references?

Well, if you don't like the nerd stuff and 80's stuff you are reading the wrong book.

It's not that I don't like nerd stuff and 80's stuff...

I just feel like the first 50-100 pages were the author trying to cram as many references in them as possible.  And not really references, but lists of things that people familiar with sci-fi or gaming or the 80's would recognize.  It just feels cheap to set a novel in the future and try and draw people in by using a shotgun blast of references so you can touch a nostalgic nerve for every male between the ages of 14 and 55.

Also, l33t speak? In the 2030's, really?  I mean the author invented something called the "L33t Hax0rz Warezhous" that is basically the Silk Road. "Sux0rz"?  Is this a CS chatroom in 2001?

Don't get me wrong, it's picked up a bit and is a fairly fun novel.  I'll finish it, I would just much rather be reading one of Halliday's favorite author's:

Douglas Adams. Kurt Vonnegut. Neal Stephenson. Richard K. Morgan. Stephen King. Orson Scott Card. Terry  Pratchett. Terry Brooks. Bester, Bradbury, Haldeman, Heinlein, Tolkein, Vance, Gibson, Gainman, Sterling, Moorcock, Scalzi, Zelezny